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Duty is that mode of action on the part of the individual which constitutes the best possible application of his capacity to the general benefit.

William Godwin
Benefits, Action, Individual
William Godwin (1798). “Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, and Its Influence on Morals and Happiness: By William Godwin”, p.156
Duty is that mode of action on the part of the individual which constitutes the best possible application of his capacity to the general benefit.